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1976–77 Football League First Division
1976–77 season of Football League First Division
1976–77 season of Football League First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League First Division |
| season | [1976–77](1976-77-football-league) |
| winners | Liverpool |
| 10th English title | |
| relegated | Sunderland |
| Stoke City | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1977-78-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Liverpool |
| continentalcup2 | [European Cup Winners' Cup](1977-78-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Manchester United |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1977-78-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Manchester City |
| Ipswich Town | |
| Aston Villa | |
| Newcastle United | |
| league topscorer | Andy Gray |
| Malcolm Macdonald | |
| (25 goals each) | |
| biggest home win | Ipswich Town 7–0 West Bromwich Albion |
| (6 November 1976) | |
| biggest away win | Leicester City 0–5 West Bromwich Albion |
| (7 March 1977) | |
| highest scoring | Derby County 8–2 Tottenham Hotspur |
| (16 October 1976) | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1183 |
| prevseason | [1975–76](1975-76-football-league-first-division) |
| nextseason | [1977–78](1977-78-football-league-first-division) |
10th English title Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich Town Aston Villa Newcastle United Malcolm Macdonald (25 goals each) (6 November 1976) (7 March 1977) (16 October 1976) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1976–77 season.
Overview
Liverpool retained their league championship trophy and won their first European Cup to confirm Bob Paisley as a successful replacement for Bill Shankly in his third season at the helm. Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City's long spells in the First Division came to an end with relegation. Stoke sacked their manager Tony Waddington. On the last day of the season, Coventry City and Bristol City played out a controversial 2–2 draw, with play virtually stopping when it was heard that Sunderland had lost to Everton. Both clubs survived while Sunderland were relegated.
After Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty had admitted his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist, the club's directors decided that he had broken their moral code and he was sacked.
League standings
Stats
Record
- Most wins: Liverpool (23)
- Fewest losses: Manchester City (7)
- Most goals scored: Aston Villa (76)
- Fewest goals conceded: Liverpool (33)
- Best goal difference ratio: Liverpool (+29)
- Most draws: Derby County (19)
- Fewest draws: Aston Villa (7)
- Most losses: Tottenham Hotspur
- Fewest wins: Derby County (9)
- Fewest goals scored: Stoke City (28)
- Most goals conceded: Tottenham Hotspur (72)
- Worst goal difference ratio: Tottenham Hotspur (–24)
Results
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | ENG Bertie Mee | Retired | 4 May 1976 | *Pre-season* | NIR Terry Neill | 7 July 1976 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | NIR Terry Neill | Signed by Arsenal | 7 July 1976 | ENG Keith Burkinshaw | 7 July 1976 | |
| Sunderland | ENG Bob Stokoe | Resigned | 18 October 1976 | 22nd | ENG Jimmy Adamson | 1 December 1976 |
| Derby County | SCO Dave Mackay | 25 November 1976 | 19th | ENG Colin Murphy | 25 November 1976 | |
| Everton | NIR Billy Bingham | Sacked | 8 January 1977 | 15th | ENG Gordon Lee | 1 February 1977 |
| Newcastle United | ENG Gordon Lee | Signed by Everton | 1 February 1977 | 7th | ENG Richard Dinnis | 1 February 1977 |
| Stoke City | ENG Tony Waddington | Mutual consent | 22 March 1977 | 14th | ENG George Eastham | 24 March 1977 |
| Middlesbrough | ENG Jack Charlton | Resigned | 2 April 1977 | 10th | ENG Harold Shepherdson (caretaker) | 2 April 1977 |
Team locations
Aston Villa Birmingham Arsenal Bristol City Coventry Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Middlesbrough Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle Norwich City QPR Stoke Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham
Arsenal Queens Park Rangers Tottenham West Ham
References
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References
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